Staple Removal

The boys and I went to the Dr's office this morning to get Ty's staple taken out. Ty is such a brave kid! He asked me if it would hurt and I told him that it might just a little. We left it at that.

He sat very still for the Dr. when she took it out. He honestly didn't even flinch. As soon as it was out he said, "That didn't hurt!". It was really cute! His head bled for a few minutes after, but he was a trooper, as usual!

A little while after, we went across the street to Monda's house for a swim. When we were getting dried off and ready to head back home...Ty somehow hit one of the patio chairs and got a cut by his eye! It was bleeding, of course, and I was thinking "OH CRAP!! NOT AGAIN!!". Thankfully, it is a tiny cut and WON'T require stitches OR staples. Hallelujah!!

**A note to myself**

Be more careful with what you say around your children. Example: getting into the car the other day Ty says "It's fweakin (freakin') hot in here!"....AND....while looking for a specific toy Ty says "I don't fweakin know where it's at!".

Wonderful.

What a Day

Here was our Tuesday in a nutshell...

I took Ty to see the dentist that morning (his 2 teeth have turned gray from the incident on Memorial Day...read previous posts for more info) to get his teeth x-ray'd. Luke played the video games that they have there quietly, while Jake screamed and fought me as the dentist and I were trying to have a conversation. Good times. Turns out, his teeth do have damage to the roots, but we're going to just watch them for now because they aren't causing him any pain or discomfort. Shheww!

While Jake was taking his afternoon nap, the 2 older boys and I were playing on the floor in the family room. I kept thinking I heard a little meow coming from outside. Our cat was in the house, and I knew that didn't sound like Cooper's meow. Anyway, I went out to our side yard and found a little kitten laying down in the shade. I tried to get it, but it ran away into our front yard. After about 30 minutes, I finally was able to catch the poor little thing. I felt so bad for it because it was around 112 degrees outside!
In the meantime, Jake woke up from his nap. While I was trying to get the kitten settled and to keep it from running wild in my house, THIS happened to Ty! Jake pulled one of Curt's guitars off the wall, Luke tried to catch it, but the guitar ended up hitting poor Ty in the head.

Resulting in yet another trip to Urgent Care. We left there with one staple in his head to close the laceration. Ty was brave as usual, but he did cry when the dr. put in the staple...only to have to remove it and put in a new one! He didn't get the first one in the right spot. I felt so sad for Ty, but he did an awesome job. He was making the dr. and all of the nurses laugh of course! He is such a ham and LOVES to make people laugh! They gave him a big grape popsicle before we were sent on our way.

When we first walked into the Urgent Care, they asked for our last name. The guy then asked if Ty has been there before. "Unfortunately...Yes, he has." As a matter of fact, it was only like 3 weeks ago. I'm afraid if one more thing happens to this kid...CPS will come looking for me!

Crazy Jake

Jake is one crazy little boy and keeps us hoppin'! He is the most determined and stubborn baby I have come across. He can also be so sweet and loving, too, and I love it when he lays his head down on me and squints his eyes as he says "momma" in his sweet voice.

What Jake loves right now...
*climbing on the table (ALL. DAY. LONG.)
*pushing the chairs around so he can reach things on the counter, fridge, and also the light switches
*fruit snacks (preferably the WHOLE pack in his mouth at once)
*copying whatever his big brothers do. He has no fear.
*smack his brothers on the head with either his hand or whatever toy is in his hand at the time.
*make funny faces
*animals
*juice
*his soft blankets
*reaching into the kitchen drawers and pulling out whatever he can get his hands on

Some words Jake says...
*Momma
*Da (Dad)
*juice
*more (usually referring to food and/or drink)
*meow
*dog
*brush
*ni-night
*kiss
*nice

Boys Will Be...Boys??

It's summertime and we have to get creative around here...trying to come up with fun ideas to keep the kids occupied (and to keep Mommy sane!)

The other day, I caught the boys playing THIS......

They usually play "mom and dad". But this day I guess they both wanted to pretend to be moms. Their babies' names were Hillary and Fannie. I was cracking up!

Luke and Mommy's Game of Sorry!

Kindergarten

First day...

Last day...

Luke's Last Day of Kindergarten!

I had a lot of fun helping in Luke's classroom on his last day! They had a pizza party and got to do other fun things like: watch the Mentos/Soda experiment, play on the playground at recess, watch "Finding Nemo", and go to an assembly. Luke was VERY clingy to me and wouldn't let me leave for a while, but Ms. Zachary finally talked him into staying with her for the last 2 hours of school. Lisa has been such an amazing teacher and friend. Her genuine love for Luke has been so touching. She has done so much for him and we will miss her so much. The above picture is so stinking sweet! We will always remember her and will do our best to keep in touch with her, since Luke will be attending a new school in the fall.

Ty and Jake

Ty's lip on day 3. Looking MUCH better.

Ty's drawing of a momma fox!

Drawing of a daddy fox.

This is a dinosaur!

And this is how he was drawing...

with the string wrapped around his sandle! What a silly kid!

HELLO? HELLOOO?
It's funny how Jake uses anything as a phone.

This black thing is a piece to his daddy's putting machine.

Most of the time, Jake refuses to sit in his booster seat at the table.

He wants to sit just like his big brothers do, of course!

Shorty at the table!